"It is essential reading for students and practitioners in animal welfare and animal science, and will also be of interest to readers in meat, veterinary and food sciences, and applied ethology."--BOOK JACKET.
What constitutes animal welfare? With animals being used for companionship, service, research, food, fiber, and by-products, animal welfare is a topic of great interest and importance to society.
Progressive animal production methods must deliver high quality meat to the consumer, while at the same time promote the welfare of farmed animals. The literature on animal welfare has expanded...
Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally 60 billion farm animals are used for food production every year.
Brueggemann and Brown, “Decline of Industrial Unionism in the Meatpacking Industry.” 107. Rifkin, Beyond Beef. 108. Benson, “Effects of Packinghouse Work on Southeast Asian Refugee Families.” 109. U.S. Department of Labor, ...
The book is divided into three main sections, with the first section covering the developments in our understanding of how muscle structure affects the eating qualities of cooked meat.
Leheska, J.M., L.D. Thompson, J.C. Howe, E. Hentges, J. Boyce, J.C. Brooks, B. Shriver, L. Hoover, and M.F. Miller. 2008. Effects of conventional and grass-feeding systems on the nutrient composition of beef. Journal of Animal Science ...
The book acts as a guide for meat and animal scientists, technologists, engineers, professionals and producers.
In Defending Beef, Hahn Niman argues that cattle are not inherently bad for either the Earth or our own nutritional health.
The growth of the global meat industry and the implications for climate change, food insecurity, workers' rights, the treatment of animals, and other issues.
The scene demonstrates how a billionaire had become obsessed with making money, and was prepared to gamble not just his wealth but also his family. What he did was ethically wrong, but he still compelled himself to do it.